"Perfection"...... I hate that word......

         "Perfection".... it is quite honestly one of my least favorite words in the world. I know through struggles of my own in the past, this word has lead me to feelings of inadequacy and pain.  Webster defines "perfection" as:  freedom from fault or defect . We live in a society where if you appear to be outside of the "norm" in any way shape or form or if you do not fit into the standards by which have been deemed to be 
"perfect", then you are going to be judged by what you are not instead of being appreciated for what you are. 
        There are so many levels of beauty in the world... so many places for us to see beauty. If we would only really open our eyes and take a look we would see that we are surrounded by it. We are so quick to judge a person by the way that they look, that we sometimes completely over look the things that really matter in life. Imagine all of the amazing people that we miss out on knowing, simply because we are unable to free ourselves from the walls that we put up.
       Not only do we judge others unfairly, but we get so caught up in comparing ourselves to what we think society wants us to be, that we lose who we really are.  We forget, that at the end of the day, we close our eyes and no longer see our reflection in the mirror, but we hear the thoughts that travel through our mind and our heart. How amazing would it be if we could focus more on our thoughts and our purpose in life, than our weight and our skirt size? 
          Anyways, just a thought... I definitely have more to write on the subject, but it is getting late and I need my beauty sleep. K*I*D*D*I*N*G!

Always Blushing

♥

Jessica Michelle

"Sunrise" by Jessica Michelle

Sunrise
Your in my sight
The power you have over me
On the horizon
All that is right
And not just what seems to be

Sunrise
Your on my mind
With nothing in between
Morning to darkness
Darkness to light Its so much more than it seems

Sunrise
You lift my soul
And carry me in between
Moments we've forgotten
That once took their toll
remembering all I've seen

Sunrise
You've brought me here
To the place I long to be
Dreamt for my heart to see clear
For you to come rescue me

Sunrise
I've taken you back
And feel safe to set you free
To light the way
For all that I lack
You've given me faith in me.



 Always Blushing

♥

Jessica Michelle

"Beauty of Who You Are" by Jessica Michelle

It's the beauty of who you are
as I watch you walk away
you tried to save yourself
for a rainy day.

Looked into the mirror
and saw through your looking glass
stayed up to see the moonlight
and let the memories pass.

Walked the dusty path
searching for the day
starry nights and whispers
that were soon to come my way.

Dancing in the twilight
rain drops on my cheek
stars beaming down
catching words we don't speak.

A moment in my history
A memory in my night
remembering what was
even though its out of sight.

Battled for tomorrow
but what you couldn't see
this war I've been fighting...
it was all within me.

No longer just a dream
I've found my way
from broken paths of emptiness
to a brand new day.


Always Blushing,

♥

Jessica Michelle

"Don't Label Me" - Jessica Michelle

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

I have given up being

what you've wanted to see.

A work in progress

I'm ok with that

Dreams over flowing

and giving none back.

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

I am an original.

Don't label me.

Fought too long

to let my soul fly free.

Yes, I put it out there,

open your eyes to see

my heart in the sky

thats where it'll always be

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

Plenty before

but none like me.

Quiet on the outside

screaming from within

a pure heart of love

but yes, I still sin

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

Never giving up hope

of what has yet to be.

I dream with eyes open

beauty fills my soul

patience and a calm hand

all the while out of control

I am an original. 

Don't label me.

Always Blushing,

♥

Jessica Michelle

"Bare Naked" by Jessica Michelle

I have posted this poem before, but it is stuck in my mind for some reason today.... soooooooooo reposting!

I'm bare naked...

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

My heart out in the open

there's nowhere for it to go.

I traveled and searched so long

only to walk this road alone.

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

I'm bare naked....

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

these eyes they keep on searching

for something to call my own.

I wait and wait and wait some more

for a voice to lead me home.

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

I'm bare naked....

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

So much to be discovered

so much more than you know.

More than just a vessel

swept up in the undertow

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

I'm bare naked....

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

There's a truth in my reflection

Singing a song you should know.

Throwing away the mask

Screaming to let go.

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

I'm bare naked....

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

Giving into the heartache

and learning to let go.

Listening to the tear drops

they tell me all I need to know.

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

I'm bare naked....

but I'm dressed from head to toe.

A soul to be discovered

learning lessons as I go.

A temple to be honored

My value someday I will know.

I'm bare naked...

I'm on my own.

Always Blushing,

♥

Jessica Michelle

I Dream In Love...

I dream in love.

In a silent rage

thoughts filling the void 

and now filling the page.

        I am the type of girl that wears her heart on her sleeve. That is not only a well known fact, but it is a ridiculously obvious fact. Take a look at my blog or my Facebook page (either of them), and you can tell right away that I have no problem expressing how I feel. I have gotten over the guilt and/or the silliness that I once associated with expressing negative feelings. I used to think that it was so much better to sugar coat things, rather than to tell the world how I was really feeling. I was wrong.
         There was, however, a point in my life where I did keep my thoughts and opinions to myself. I was afraid that if I voiced how I really felt about something then that would open the door for other people to voice how they felt about me. That was one of my BIGGEST fears. I was so afraid to know what/how people really felt about me. I did whatever I could to really vanish into the background and become as un-noticable as possible. I stopped putting any effort into how I looked... I am 5'10.5 and  I already felt like I stood out. I figured if I stopped putting any effort into how I looked, well, that would help me to vanish into the background. And if I vanished into the background  there wouldn't be any way for anyone to notice me. And, if they didn't notice me, then they couldn't judge me. I didn't like myself, so why would anyone else like me? If I couldn't think of positive things about myself, then how would anyone else be able to? I could see so many negative things about myself and I figured that that was all that anyone else would be able to see. I thought that it would be an easy thing to do.... to sit back and try to hide from the world. And at first it was. But I got so caught up in hiding myself from the world, that I began to forget who I was. It's a scary place to be when you look into the mirror and don't recognize the person staring back... its even scarier when you close your eyes and night and don't recognize the tune that your thoughts are dancing to. And one day. I snapped. I woke up. I stopped (for the most part) giving a damn about what people really thought about me. It is definitely a struggle to keep the negative thoughts out.... but it the more love I put out into the world, the easier it becomes to allow love in my own life.

Always Blushing
♥
Jessica Michelle

“Don’t think outside the box; think like there IS no box.”

          Isn't it amazing how easily we can get trapped inside our minds? Running around in circles trying to find the way out? We can run and run and run and still never find the door that we are looking for. But, once we slow down... take a breath... and look around us, we see that, while the door we are looking for may not be there, there are plenty of windows to look out.
Anyways, just a quick thought.

Always Blushing,

♥

Jessica Michelle